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Forever 1 is the upcoming seventh Koreanstudio album and tenth overall by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It is scheduled to be released digitally on August 5, and physically on August 8, 2022, by SM Entertainment to commemorate their fifteenth anniversary since debuting in 2007. Forever 1 serves as the group's first music release in five years, following their hiatus after the release of Holiday Night (2017). The album contains 10 tracks, including the lead single of the same name.
Background and release
On May 17, 2022, SM Entertainment announced Girls' Generation would be returning for their fifteenth anniversary with a new album in August, ending their five year hiatus.[1] On July 4, member Sooyoung teased on tvN's Take Care of Me This Week that the group would be releasing their seventh studio album.[2] On July 24, SM Entertainment announced they would be releasing their seventh studio album titled Forever 1 on August 8.[3] A day later, the promotional schedule was released with the digital version announced to be released three days earlier on August 5 to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary.[4] On July 27, it was announced that Forever 1 would contains ten tracks including the lead single "Forever 1".[5] Two days later, the mood sampler was released.[6]
Composition
Forever 1 consists of ten tracks. The lead single "Forever 1" was described as dance-pop song with "energetic melody" and "exciting festival-like atmosphere" with lyrics about "eternal love for precious people who give strength anytime and anywhere".[5] "Seventeen" was described as a R&B dance song characterized by "synth sound, heavy drum beats, and light piano melody" with members Tiffany and Sooyoung participating in the lyrics writing.[7] "Villain" was described as a dance song with "heavy bass and drum beat".[7]
Promotion
Prior to the release of Forever 1, on August 5, 2022, the group are scheduled to held a live event called "Girls' Generation 'Forever 1' Countdown Live" on YouTube and TikTok to introduce the album and to commemorate their fifteenth anniversary with their fans.[8]
^Yoon, Sang-geun (May 17, 2022). "'15주년' 소녀시대 5년만 완전체 컴백 확정..8월 새 앨범[공식]" ['15th Anniversary' Girls' Generation confirmed comeback as a full group after 5 years... New album in August [Official]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022 – via Naver.
^Han, Suzy (July 5, 2022). "'정경호♥' 수영 "소녀시대, 5년 만에 정규앨범 컴백" 깜짝 스포" ['Jung Kyung-ho ♥' Sooyoung "Girls' Generation, comeback with regular album after 5 years" Surprise spoilers]. Top Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^Lee, Min-ji (July 25, 2022). "'데뷔 15주년' 소녀시대 정규 7집 'FOREVER 1' 8월 8일 발매 [공식]" ['15th Anniversary of Debut' Girls' Generation's 7th Full Album 'Forever 1' Released on August 8th [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kwak, Hyeon-su (July 26, 2022). "소녀시대 정규 7집, 데뷔 기념일 맞아 8월 5일 전곡 음원 공개" [Girls' Generation's 7th full-length album, all songs released on August 5th to celebrate their debut anniversary] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022 – via Naver.
^ abHwang, Hye-jin (July 27, 2022). "'컴백' 소녀시대 태연X수영X서현, 데뷔 15주년에도 美친 비주얼" ['Comeback' Girls' Generation Taeyeon X Sooyoung X Seohyun, beautiful visuals even on the 15th anniversary of their debut]. Newsen. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022 – via Naver.
^ abKim, Na-yul (July 28, 2022). "소녀시대 윤아X유리X효연, 역대급 비주얼..'FOREVER 1' 티저 포토 공개" [Girls' Generation's Yoona X Yuri X Hyoyeon, all-time visual..'FOREVER 1' teaser photo released] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee, Seul (July 29, 2022). "소녀시대, 8월 5일 라이브 방송 진행...데뷔 15주년 컴백 기념" [Girls' Generation, live broadcast on August 5th...15th anniversary comeback celebration] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Naver.
